Air-ship.



No. 877,529". PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908. P. T. TKATZSOHBNKO.

AIR SHIP. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, 1907.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908. P. T. TKATZSGHE'NKO.

AIR SHIP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, M07.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3- PATENTED JAN.'2 8, 1908. P. T. TKATZSGHENKO.

ITO-877,529.

AIR SHIP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, 1907.

'4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

with a balloon andpertains particularly to a,

coupling with shaft and cylinder of the moparts '1 TKATZSCHENKO, asubject of the Emperor of ,folded and aid in the propulsion andmapresent improvements with the wings spread i toward the wind havingthe ballo on removed.

- Fig. 10 is a side elevation of same, and Fig. 11

connection of the wings with the motor shaft.

PETER THEODOR TKATZSCHENKO, OF SGHENECTADY, NEW YORK.

AIR-SHIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1908.

Application filed January 7. 1907. Serial No. 351'265.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER THEODOR Russia, residing at Schenectady,county of Schenectady, and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvementsin Air-Ships of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in air-ships of that type which areprovided novel arrangement of wings and sails moving the. same forward.The wings perform a flying motion and may be folded and unneuvering ofthe airship as will be fully de-. scribed further down.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 represents in top plan view an airship which embodies indesirable form the Fig. 2 shows the airship in side elevationwith thetor attached thereto. Figs. 4 and 5 show the coupling in otherpositions. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the coupling as shown in Fig. 3without the cylinder. Figs. 7 and 8 show in detail the support prbearings of the arms of the wings. Fig. 9 shows on an enlarged scale thefront end of the airship.

is a detail view showing in rear elevation the Similar characters ofreference denote like parts in all the figures.

The airship consists essentially of an airship proper and a balloonattached thereto which raises same.

The airship consists of a frame work, sails and wings. The frame workconsists of two parts, 1 and 2, connected by cross rods 3 on whichrevolve the sails 4. Through the sails on both sides of the airship passcables. The cables 5 shown on the right side of Fig. 1 are parallel toeach other as well as the cables 6 below. Likewise, cables 15 shown onthe left side of Fig. 1 are parallel to each other as well as the cables16 below. Each cable forms a loop and passes through the rollers 7 and 8located between the frame and 2. The cables of the same denominationpass through the sails one at each end. The cable loops are joined inthe front in parts 9 and 10 to form one cable 11. In the rear they arejoined in the points 12 and 13 to form one cable 14. When cable 14. isloosened and cable 11 correspondingly pulled, or vice versa, the cableloops 5 and 6 perform a synchronous motion. The cables 15 and 16 whichare also parallel. to each other located on. the left,side in accordancewith Fig. 1 are likewise joined into the cables 17 and 18 andinay beoperated in the same manner as described relative to the cables 11 and14." I

All the cable loops 5, 6, 15, and 16 are fat--- tened to the sails inthe points 19 so that, when the one end of the cable loop is loosenedand the other pulled, the sails move in one or the cables by meansofsaid catches 19.

' Consequentlysvhgn thFndS of cables 14 and 17 are loosenedand the endsof cables 14 and 18 are pulled and tightened, the sails of the airshipmay be placed in any desired angle with the object of making use of thewind coming from various directions.

balloon attached. Fig. 3. "illustrates a In-order-te-put the airship inmotion when there is no wind, the folding wings 20 are applied. The oneshown to the right of Fig. 1 is covered with canvas while from the leftone the canvas has been removed. The wings 20 are supported in a bearing22. On the shaft 26 of the motor 24 a bar 25 is secured to which isattached von each side a coupling 21. This coupling is shown in detailin Figs. 3 and 6 when in line with the bar 25 and in Figs. 4 and 5 whenin downward and upward position thereto. The couplings are secured tothe bar 25 by means of pins 32. The couplings are connected with thearms 23 which carry the canvas by means of the bearing 22. The wings areconnected to the ropes 28 and 31, see Fig. 1 and Fig. 11. on which therope 28 is shown; these ropes pass through the frame work and aresecured on the. plane 30. It is plainly seen from the abovethat thewings may be actuated and adjusted in any desired position on the pins.

To the supports ofthe wings moving rings 27 are secured which arefastened with the upper end to the lower end of the frame part iattained; The ends of the. ropes 28 are fastened on one side to therings 29 while the other ends are secured in rings 29. The

-ropes 28 and 31 are connected to the .skele-i ton or ribs 23 of thewings 20. The ropes 28 are tight between the rings 29 and 29 from on thewhere they pass through the rin s 2 9 located the Wings full movement onthe plane 30;

In order to fold the wings, the ropes '28 are loosened and the r es 31are drawn in whereby the Wings will fo 1. 4

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters 1 .Patent,

1. airship, com rising a balloon, a frame connected to sai balloon, anumber of adjustable sails secured in-said frame, and

two adjustable wings below the sails adapted to be folded and unfolded.

2. -An airshi comprising a -balloon, a

frame secured t ereto, a multiple of sails s'ecured in said frame,-asystem of rope loops i assiilg throughthe sails so arranged that byoosening one setof same and tightening the other, all the sails may beadjusted uniformly and parallel to eachother towards the wind.

3. An airship, comprising a balloon, a frame in connection with theballoon, sails securedwithin said frame, asystem. of rope -loops passingthrough the sails adapted to .adjustsam'e in any desired directiontoward the wind, and two adjustable Wings below the'frame and securedthereto adapted to be folded and unfolded.

4. An airship, comprising a balloon, a

frame, in connection with said balloon, sails secured within the frame,a system of rope lane 30. Between t e rings 29 and 29 t le ropes 28 are'loose in order to give -.adjustable wings connected with sai' shaftsecured to the-lower part" of the frame and adapted to be folded andunfolded.

5.-'In: an airship of the type described, a

frame, sails secured therein, a system of parals and. turning inwardlyso arran ed that by loosen .ing one set of loops and ti htening theother lel rope loops passing'through said sai the sails-may be'adjustedin any desired position. r i I 1 6." In ad airship of the typedes'cribedpi frame, aplane in said frame, a motorfsecured ,therein, amotor-shaft adapted to be-mo ed :Vertically up and down; a bar on thelower end of saidshaft, slotted couplings movably secured to the bar,one on each side, a movable ring secured on each side of-thelower framepart.,ya bearing -onthe outer end of each coupling, a wing skeleton orribs -se'-' cured in said bearing, oanvason said Wing skeleton, a ropeon the-front of the wing'a second rope on the rear of'the wing. forfold-1 ing and extending the wings, all so arranged that by the upwardand downwardmovement of the shaft .the'wings are ,moved up and down likethe wings of a flying bird.

. In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to the specification,'- inthe presenceof two subscribing witnesses, this 31' day of Dec. 1906.

PETER mom TKATZSCHENKOH Witnessst:

HERMAN URY, MILTON URY.

